No. 25/2006

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INTERTANKO Executive Committee meeting

INTERTANKO Chairman Stephen Van Dyck chaired a well-attended Executive Committee meeting on 21 June 2006 at INTERTANKO’s London office.... More

23.06.2006

Advice to members on ships entering SECAs

In order to assist members, INTERTANKO has prepared a webpage covering compliance with MARPOL Annex VI regulations when entering Sulphur Emissions Control Areas (SECAs), including a guide for fuel changeover. This page will be continuously updated. Contact: Dragos Rauta ... More

23.06.2006

OPRC-HNS Protocol enters into force June 2007

INTERTANKO welcomes the news that the OPRC-HNS Protocol 2000 (Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances) will enter into force on June 14, 2007, following the accession by Portugal last week. The Protocol will provide a global framework for international cooperation in combatting major incidents or threats of marine pollution...... More

23.06.2006

July members’ lunch focuses on fatigue as part of the human element

The next members’ lunch in London for UK-based INTERTANKO and INTERCARGO members will focus on the issue of human fatigue. It will take place on Wednesday 12 July 2006 from 12.00 to 14.30 at our London office. A brief presentation on the human element, which will focus on the issue of fatigue, will be given by Steve Goodwin of DNV Maritime Solutions, followed by a question and answer session. ...... More

23.06.2006

IT Committee Meeting

The IT Committee met in INTERTANKO’s London Office on 12 June 2006. The meeting was chaired by the committee’s newly elected Chairman, Eyvind Klewe, Manager Information Services at Brostrøm Tankers AS. The Committee agreed at its last meeting in Singapore that the activities and the issues of INTERTANKO’s IT Committee are equally applicable to both wet and dry, and has therefore invited...... More

The new consolidated circular MSC.1/Circ.1206 , adopted at MSC 81 contains guidelines to provide measures to prevent accidents related to drills and test procedures with lifeboats, and to ensure that drills and equipment are exercised and maintained in the safest possible way, and in accordance with manufacturer recommendations. The Circular is right up to the minute, bearing in mind the new...... More

In INTERTANKO´s Weekly News 21/2006 members were advised that the following circulars had been adopted by MSC 81. They are now available electronically, and available for download. COLREG.2/Circ.57 : New and amended traffic separation schemes, and associated routing measures in: The Canary Islands (new scheme) In the Strait of Juan de Fuca and its approaches (amended scheme) Off Cabo de Gata...... More

23.06.2006

INTERTANKO offers support to change load line zones

INTERTANKO has this week approached the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) regarding the load line zones off the South African coast. At present, the load line zones are drawn in such a way as to allow a westbound vessel to pass on its summer draft, but only on its winter draft when eastbound. It is our understanding that SAMSA has this issue on its agenda, and therefore we have...... More

23.06.2006

INTERTANKO E-mail problems

The Association suffered e-mail problems on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning which affected incoming and outgoing mail. Please check your correspondence during that time, particularly anything ur gent, to ensure that it went right through the system. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. ... More

23.06.2006

EIA - refinery development strongest in China

According to the US Energy Information Administration/Department of Energy EIA/DOE, the world has, over the last 10 years, increased refinery capacity by some 9.5 mbd. The largest increases have been in China , expanding refinery capacity by 3.4 mbd over this ten-year period, representing 36% of the world’s total expansion. The other large expansion have been in the US (1.9 mbd), India (1.2...... More

23.06.2006

EIA – massive increases in oil supply but increase in world oil prices to dampen world demand

In the International Energy Outlook 2006 (IEO2006 from the US EIA/IEA) reference case, world oil demand grows from 80 million barrels per day (mbd) in 2003 to 98 mbd in 2015 and 118 mbd in 2030. Demand increases strongly despite world oil prices that are projected 35% higher in 2025 than in last year’s outlook. Much of the growth in oil consumption is projected for the nations of non-OECD Asia ...... More

23.06.2006

BP Oil Review

Good statistics are a precondition for understanding the energy market and to be able to project the future. BP’s review is 50 years old and one of the most used sources of oil statistics in the world. Christof Rühl, BP’s Deputy Chief Economist, had no sensations to present in Oslo during his round the present the BP Review to the market. However, today the world does not need sensational ener...... More

23.06.2006

Shipping Finance Review 2006/07

The latest Shipping Finance Review from Euromoney features a varied selection of views and opinions from respected international maritime organisations, supported by informative articles from leading shipping executives on a wide range of current topics of debate. As a contributor to this publication, we have some complimentary copies that that we can send you. There are contributions from the...... More